Singles - Second Round: (4) A Murray def. J Nieminen 1-6
6-4 6-1 6-2
There clearly was something wrong with Andy Murray's
back in this match; he had trouble serving early on. But
the trainer managed to patch him up. Jarkko Nieminen
will remain below #40.

Singles - Second Round: P Mathieu def. (10) J Isner
6-7(2-7) 6-4 6-4 3-6 18-16
What is it about John Isner and Frenchmen whose surnames
begin with "M"?
This took five hours and 41 minutes, making it the
second-longest match played here, and in terms of games,
it is the longest Roland Garros match of the tiebreak
era.
Good think Paul-Henri Mathieu gets a day off! He
increases his points by almost 50%, and should rise from
#261 to around #190.
As is pretty typical at Roland Garros these days, the
Americans are done. John Isner will once again be the #1
American, and he is currently #10 in safe points -- but
we would guess that he will probably end up at #11. In
other words, there may well be no Top Ten Americans next
week.

Singles - Second Round: (13) J Monaco def. L Rosol
7-6(7-4) 6-0 7-6(7-5)
Juan Monaco is still stuck at #14, and needs at least
two more wins to climb -- but he looks almost sure to
stay Top Fifteen at least.

Singles - Second Round: (17) R Gasquet def. G Dimitrov
5-7 7-5 6-2 6-3
Richard Gasquet is still below the Top Twenty in safe
points, but he keeps himself close.

Singles - Second Round: (19) M Raonic def. J Levine 6-4
7-5 6-2
There is a slight chance that this will put Milos Raonic
in the Top Twenty. We'd guess that this won't quite
suffice. But one more win really ought to.

Singles - Second Round: L Mayer def. (24) P
Kohlschreiber 7-6(7-5) 7-6(7-4) 7-5
Philipp Kohlschreiber loses the points from his Halle
title, so this means that he will be losing his Top
Thirty ranking as well.

Singles - Second Round: (27) M Youzhny def. R Haase 6-3
7-6(7-5) 6-4
Robin Haase defends his points, but there is a chance he
will lose his Top Forty ranking even so.

Singles - Second Round: F Fognini def. (28) V Troicki
6-2 3-6 4-6 6-3 8-6
This particular two-day match might well have taken two
days even without the rain delay.... Viktor Troicki
loses fourth round points and will lose his Top Thirty
ranking.

Singles - Second Round: (29) J Benneteau def. D Tursunov
6-4 6-4 6-4
This is the recently-injured facing the
recently-injured. Still, it appears to just about clinch
Julien Benneteau's Top Thirty spot.

Singles - Second Round: E Schwank def. (32) F Mayer 2-6
6-3 6-4 7-6(7-4)
This really does leave us wondering why Eduardo Schwank
went into such an awful funk a few years back. He's
making quite the comeback -- he should rise above #150.
Florian Mayer is still below #30.

Singles - Second Round: T Haas def. S Stakhovsky 6-2 6-3
6-2
Not really a big deal on clay, but this should put Tommy
Haas back in the Top Hundred.

Singles - Second Round: D Goffin def. A Clement 3-6
7-6(7-2) 0-6 6-2 6-1
Arnaud Clement first played here all the way back in
1997. He did miss 2006, so he doesn't have a long run of
never missing a Slam the way Roger Federer does, but
still -- quite a streak. Too bad it couldn't have been
on a surface he likes, like grass....

Doubles - First Round: (3) Llodra/Zimonjic def. Ramirez
Hidalgo/Ramos 6-1 6-1
Llodra/Zimonjic have a faint chance of #1 here. It
probably won't happen even if they win the title (they
need the Bryans to lose pretty early), but at least
they're off to a fast start.

Doubles - First Round: (4) Fyrstenberg/Matkowski def.
Andujar/Garcia-Lopez 6-3 3-6 7-5
Kinda ugly, but the Poles defend their points and are
likely to stay Top Ten.

Doubles - First Round: (5) Lindstedt/Tecau def.
Bogomolov/Norman 6-4 6-2
If Fyrstenberg/Matkowski somehow do lose their Top Ten
spots, it will be in part because Lindstedt/Tecau pass
them. But Lindstedt and Tecau still need some 700 more
points for that.... Coming in, the only players with a
chance to pass the Poles appear to be Lindstedt/Tecau
(need a final), Bhupathi/Bopanna (need a title), and
Marc Lopez (needs a title). And one of those
possibilities has been eliminated:

Doubles - First Round: Gicquel/Roger-Vasselin def. (6)
Bhupathi/Bopanna 1-6 7-5 6-3
It really, really feels as if Bhupathi/Bopanna will be
-- or at least should be -- history after the Olympics.
They obviously means they will not hit the Top Ten; even
their Top Fifteen rankings are in some slight danger.

Mixed Doubles - First Round: (3) Srebotnik/Zimonjic def.
Rodionova/Kas 6-3 6-3
A dull day for Mixed rankings. The Mixed rankings say
Srebotnik/Zimonjic should be seeded higher, and the
other teams in action lower, but did not predict any
alternative outcomes.